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Tuesday, June 9, 2015Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Warriors91
Cavs96
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +5
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Warriors-Cavs

LeBron James scores 40 as Cleveland beats Golden State

Stephen Curry goes for 27 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+7+17+5CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2017183691
Cavs2420282496
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 15, 31, 30, 37, 23, 44, 39, 40CLE40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Matthew DellavedovaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 19, 0, 11, 17, 10, 0, 9, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 34, 33, 40, 23, 26, 26, 19, 27GSW27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 4, 6, 6, 13, 6, 15, 7, 15GSW15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 91Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2017183691
Cavs2420282496
The story
Matthew Dellavedova had 20 points as Cleveland beat Golden State 96-91

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 14 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+7+17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.3Reg. season avg41.0Last 3 playoff games

41.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.3 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 40 points in 46 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg38.5Today

39 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Rebounding up
+6.0rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
8.0Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 10 points in 44 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 15, 31, 30, 37, 23, 44, 39, 40Cavs-Warriors · W
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 7, 2002: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 34, 33, 40, 23, 26, 26, 19, 27Warriors-Cavs · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Matthew DellavedovaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 19, 0, 11, 17, 10, 0, 9, 20Cavs-Warriors · W
7.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 4, 6, 6, 13, 6, 15, 7, 15Warriors-Cavs · L
8.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 15, 13, 17, 24, 20, 21, 34, 14Warriors-Cavs · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 0, 1, 5, 6, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0, 11Warriors-Cavs · L
2.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST